diff --git a/.hilbishrc.lua b/.hilbishrc.lua
index 5d6382b..abdfa53 100644
--- a/.hilbishrc.lua
+++ b/.hilbishrc.lua
@@ -22,3 +22,5 @@ bait.catch('hilbish.vimMode', function(mode)
 		ansikit.cursorStyle(ansikit.lineCursor)
 	end
 end)
+
+hilbish.inputMode 'vim'
diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index c955f2b..056a83c 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -579,10 +579,10 @@ func hlinputMode(t *rt.Thread, c *rt.GoCont) (rt.Cont, error) {
 	switch mode {
 		case "emacs":
 			unsetVimMode()
-			lr.rl.Config.InputMode = readline.Emacs
+			lr.rl.Config().InputMode = readline.Emacs
 		case "vim":
 			setVimMode("insert")
-			lr.rl.Config.InputMode = readline.Vim
+			lr.rl.Config().InputMode = readline.Vim
 		default:
 			return nil, errors.New("inputMode: expected vim or emacs, received " + mode)
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 158420e..1d3a358 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ replace layeh.com/gopher-luar => github.com/layeh/gopher-luar v1.0.10
 
 replace github.com/arnodel/golua => github.com/Rosettea/golua v0.0.0-20221213193027-cbf6d4e4d345
 
-replace github.com/reeflective/readline => github.com/Rosettea/rl v0.0.0-20230109220413-32e3c6f4baaa
+replace github.com/reeflective/readline => github.com/Rosettea/rl v0.0.0-20230114144324-1e2af14177c3
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f4cd5c2..b6a5e88 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ github.com/Rosettea/golua v0.0.0-20221213193027-cbf6d4e4d345 h1:QNYjYDogUSiNUkff
 github.com/Rosettea/golua v0.0.0-20221213193027-cbf6d4e4d345/go.mod h1:9jzpYPiU2is0HVGCiuIOBSXdergHUW44IEjmuN1UrIE=
 github.com/Rosettea/rl v0.0.0-20230109220413-32e3c6f4baaa h1:48kPGi0HKC+iGwxwXLi6HeqeGj14zm5XYeyyD8VvFOo=
 github.com/Rosettea/rl v0.0.0-20230109220413-32e3c6f4baaa/go.mod h1:zSJq1ZyoiM0vGRBaF0uan1jbnoF+6M2hgZnQDtV3MX4=
+github.com/Rosettea/rl v0.0.0-20230114143626-6d535800e169 h1:jZKZxe6vBREgxrwdNMDPLBKVoQ369limZHwa5IebkK0=
+github.com/Rosettea/rl v0.0.0-20230114143626-6d535800e169/go.mod h1:zSJq1ZyoiM0vGRBaF0uan1jbnoF+6M2hgZnQDtV3MX4=
+github.com/Rosettea/rl v0.0.0-20230114144324-1e2af14177c3 h1:x3HhEGTYWM18OXn2oRlVGDCxm4noSgfIQYDfqV3E/4M=
+github.com/Rosettea/rl v0.0.0-20230114144324-1e2af14177c3/go.mod h1:zSJq1ZyoiM0vGRBaF0uan1jbnoF+6M2hgZnQDtV3MX4=
 github.com/Rosettea/sh/v3 v3.4.0-0.dev.0.20220306140409-795a84b00b4e h1:P2XupP8SaylWaudD1DqbWtZ3mIa8OsE9635LmR+Q+lg=
 github.com/Rosettea/sh/v3 v3.4.0-0.dev.0.20220306140409-795a84b00b4e/go.mod h1:R09vh/04ILvP2Gj8/Z9Jd0Dh0ZIvaucowMEs6abQpWs=
 github.com/Rosettea/sh/v3 v3.4.0-0.dev.0.20220524215627-dfd9a4fa219b h1:s5eDMhBk6H1BgipgLub/gv9qeyBaTuiHM0k3h2/9TSE=